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Hells Canyon - Snake River (Powerboat)

Wallowa Whitman National Forest

In FY25, this reservation product recorded 1,614 orders.

FY25 orders

1,614

Recorded Recreation.gov orders

Historical demand

Moderate

Based on FY25 order volume

Median observed lead

15 days

FY25 reservations with valid lead data

Peak month

August

Month with the most FY25 start dates

Historical demand does not measure reservation difficulty.

Observed booking lead

Mutually exclusive FY25 buckets from order date versus start date. Same calendar day means both fell on the same date.

  • Same calendar day6.6% · 107
  • 1–7 days29.6% · 477
  • 8–14 days13.1% · 212
  • 15–30 days13.3% · 214
  • 31–60 days7.4% · 119
  • 61+ days30% · 485

Historical seasonality

Share of FY25 orders by reservation start month.

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Permit entrances and zones

  • Limited Wild River North

  • Limited Wild River South

  • Salmon River Access

  • Scenic River

  • Wild River

Data limitations

  • FY25 Recreation.gov orders only (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025).
  • Does not report current availability, current booking windows, current prices, or quotas.
  • Historical demand does not measure availability or difficulty.
  • Median observed booking lead is not a “book X days ahead” instruction.